Critical Survey: CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) and Mastech Digital (NYSE:MHH)

CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) and Mastech Digital (NYSE:MHH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares CISO Global and Mastech Digital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CISO Global	-57.09%	-229.89%	-66.23%
Mastech Digital	-2.10%	4.53%	3.52%

Volatility and Risk

CISO Global has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastech Digital has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CISO Global and Mastech Digital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CISO Global	$57.06 million	0.19	-$80.23 million	N/A	N/A
Mastech Digital	$194.25 million	0.67	-$7.14 million	($0.19)	-58.53

Mastech Digital has higher revenue and earnings than CISO Global.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for CISO Global and Mastech Digital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CISO Global	0	0	1	0	3.00
Mastech Digital	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

40.1% of CISO Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Mastech Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 42.8% of CISO Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Mastech Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Mastech Digital beats CISO Global on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CISO Global

CISO Global Inc. operates as a cybersecurity and compliance company in the United States, Chile, and internationally. The company offers security managed services, including compliance, secured managed, and cyber defense operation services; culture education and enablement; tools and technology provisioning; data, privacy, regulations, and compliance monitoring; remote infrastructure administration; and antivirus and patch management services. It also provides cybersecurity professional services, such as incident response and digital forensics; security testing and training; cybersecurity consulting; compliance auditing; vulnerability assessment and penetration testing; and disaster recovery and data backup solutions. The company was formerly known as Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation and changed its name to CISO Global Inc. in May 2023. CISO Global Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Mastech Digital

Mastech Digital, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital transformation IT services to large, medium-sized, and small companies in the United States. The company operates through Data and Analytics Services and IT Staffing Services segments. It offers data management and analytics services, including project-based consulting services in the areas of master data management, enterprise data integration, big data and analytics, and digital transformation by using onsite and offshore resources. In addition, the company provides a range of IT staffing services in the areas of data management and analytics, cloud, mobility, social, automation, business intelligence/data warehousing, web services, enterprise resource planning and customer resource management, and e-business solutions. Further, it offers digital transformation services, including digital learning services; and cloud-based enterprise application across sales, marketing, and customer service organizations. The company provides its services across various industry verticals, such as financial services, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, government, telecommunications, and transportation. The company was formerly known as Mastech Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Mastech Digital, Inc. in September 2016. Mastech Digital, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.